| Lineup | Murray State | PG - John Rowe (fresh) SG - Kevin Conyers (fresh) SF - Claude Green (fresh) PF - William Peachey (fresh) C - William Mooney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Manuel Colin (fresh) SG - Stephen Rasmussen (fresh) SF - Michael Waxman (fresh) PF - Michael Stoudt (fresh) C - Bryan Spray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Bryan Spray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Jacksonville State | Bryan Spray misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Murray State | Claude Green pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Murray State | John Rowe scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Jacksonville State | William Peachey steals it from Michael Stoudt | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Murray State | The jump hook by Claude Green is blocked by Michael Stoudt | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Murray State | William Peachey tips it back up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | Jacksonville State | Michael Waxman misses the floater from the left side | 4-0 |
| 18:34 | Murray State | Kevin Conyers pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | Murray State | John Rowe buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Conyers | 7-0 |
| 18:26 | Jacksonville State | Manuel Colin is fouled in the backcourt by William Peachey - foul #1 on William Peachey, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| 18:15 | Jacksonville State | William Peachey picks off the pass by Michael Stoudt | 7-0 |
| 18:03 | Murray State | Claude Green's pass is intercepted by Michael Waxman | 7-0 |
| 18:00 | Jacksonville State | Stephen Rasmussen banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Waxman | 7-2 |
| 17:43 | Murray State | Claude Green misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Stoudt - foul #1 on Michael Stoudt, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Maldanado (SG), Dale Griffin (PF) Kevin Conyers, William Peachey | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dane Yearby (PG), Norman Johnson (SG), Larry Graham (SF), Frank McGarrah (PF), Forrest Manjarrez (C) Manuel Colin, Stephen Rasmussen, Michael Waxman, Michael Stoudt, Bryan Spray | |
| 17:43 | Murray State | Claude Green makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:43 | Murray State | Claude Green misses the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:43 | Jacksonville State | Forrest Manjarrez grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 17:14 | Jacksonville State | Larry Graham misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-2 |
| 17:13 | Jacksonville State | Forrest Manjarrez grabs the offensive board | 8-2 |
| 16:53 | Jacksonville State | John Rowe takes the ball from Frank McGarrah | 8-2 |
| 16:46 | Murray State | Dale Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-2 |
| Subs | Murray State | Derek Stokes (PG), Marc Gil (SG), Bruce Marks (C) John Rowe, Claude Green, William Mooney | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Stephen Rasmussen (SG) Norman Johnson | |
| 16:30 | Jacksonville State | Frank McGarrah is open and scores on a shot near the basket | 8-4 |
| 16:20 | Murray State | William Maldanado misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-4 |
| 16:19 | Jacksonville State | Frank McGarrah gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:03 | Jacksonville State | Frank McGarrah buries a turnaround from close range | 8-6 |
| 15:46 | Murray State | Dale Griffin misses the dunk attempt | 8-6 |
| 15:45 | Jacksonville State | Larry Graham gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Derek Stokes (fresh) SG - Marc Gil (fresh) SF - William Maldanado (fairly fresh) PF - Dale Griffin (fairly fresh) C - Bruce Marks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Dane Yearby (fairly fresh) SG - Stephen Rasmussen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Graham (fairly fresh) PF - Frank McGarrah (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Forrest Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Jacksonville State | Dale Griffin picks off the pass by Frank McGarrah | 8-6 |
| 15:12 | Murray State | Dale Griffin is called for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Rowe (PG), Kevin Conyers (SG), Claude Green (SF), William Peachey (PF), Wayne Duncan (C) Derek Stokes, Marc Gil, William Maldanado, Dale Griffin, Bruce Marks | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Manuel Colin (PG), Norman Johnson (SG), Michael Waxman (SF), Michael Stoudt (PF), Bryan Spray (C) Dane Yearby, Stephen Rasmussen, Larry Graham, Frank McGarrah, Forrest Manjarrez | |
| 15:10 | Jacksonville State | Kevin Conyers steps in front of the Manuel Colin pass in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 14:54 | Murray State | Claude Green loses the dribble to Bryan Spray | 8-6 |
| 14:50 | Jacksonville State | Bryan Spray is hacked by Kevin Conyers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Conyers, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Mooney (C) Wayne Duncan | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 14:31 | Jacksonville State | Manuel Colin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-6 |
| 14:18 | Murray State | Claude Green connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Rowe | 10-6 |
| 13:55 | Jacksonville State | Norman Johnson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 10-6 |
| 13:53 | Murray State | The rebound goes to William Mooney | 10-6 |
| 13:32 | Murray State | William Peachey comes up short on the shot in the lane | 10-6 |
| 13:30 | Murray State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Conyers | 10-6 |
| 13:17 | Murray State | William Mooney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 13:16 | Jacksonville State | Michael Stoudt grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:11 | Jacksonville State | Manuel Colin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 13:10 | Murray State | William Peachey snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 12:54 | Murray State | John Rowe makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Mooney and he's hacked by Manuel Colin - foul #1 on Manuel Colin, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Gil (SG), Bruce Marks (SF), Wayne Duncan (C) Kevin Conyers, Claude Green, William Mooney | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dane Yearby (PG), Stephen Rasmussen (SG), Larry Graham (SF), Frank McGarrah (PF), Patrick Lyon (C) Manuel Colin, Norman Johnson, Michael Waxman, Michael Stoudt, Bryan Spray | |
| 12:54 | Murray State | John Rowe misses the free throw | 12-6 |
| 12:54 | Jacksonville State | Frank McGarrah grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 12:52 | Jacksonville State | Larry Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| Subs | Murray State | Derek Stokes (PG) John Rowe | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 12:41 | Murray State | Bruce Marks misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 12:39 | Jacksonville State | Dane Yearby grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 12:14 | Jacksonville State | Larry Graham hits the finger roll set up by Dane Yearby | 12-8 |
| 11:58 | Murray State | Derek Stokes buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Marc Gil | 14-8 |
| 11:40 | Jacksonville State | Frank McGarrah drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dane Yearby | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Derek Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marc Gil (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Marks (fresh) PF - William Peachey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Duncan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Dane Yearby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Rasmussen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank McGarrah (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Lyon (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Murray State | Derek Stokes clanks a 3 from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 11:19 | Murray State | Bruce Marks snags the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 11:02 | Murray State | William Peachey misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-11 |
| 11:00 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Lyon grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:45 | Jacksonville State | Stephen Rasmussen comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 14-11 |
| 10:43 | Murray State | Bruce Marks gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:25 | Murray State | Stephen Rasmussen steals it from William Peachey | 14-11 |
| 10:03 | Jacksonville State | Dane Yearby hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Graham | 14-13 |
| 09:48 | Murray State | William Peachey clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank McGarrah - foul #1 on Frank McGarrah, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Rowe (PG), William Maldanado (SG), Dale Griffin (SF), William Mooney (C) Derek Stokes, Marc Gil, Bruce Marks, Wayne Duncan | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Manuel Colin (PG), Norman Johnson (SG), Michael Waxman (SF), Michael Stoudt (PF), Bryan Spray (C) Dane Yearby, Stephen Rasmussen, Larry Graham, Frank McGarrah, Patrick Lyon | |
| 09:48 | Murray State | William Peachey makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:48 | Murray State | William Peachey makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:34 | Jacksonville State | Bryan Spray knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Stoudt | 16-15 |
| 09:18 | Murray State | William Mooney misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Manuel Colin - foul #2 on Manuel Colin, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kevin Conyers (SG) William Peachey | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Stephen Rasmussen (SG) Manuel Colin | |
| 09:18 | Murray State | William Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:18 | Murray State | William Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:57 | Jacksonville State | Michael Stoudt misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by William Maldanado - foul #1 on William Maldanado, team foul #3 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | Claude Green (SF) William Maldanado | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 08:57 | Jacksonville State | Michael Stoudt makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:57 | Jacksonville State | Michael Stoudt misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:57 | Murray State | Dale Griffin grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 08:39 | Murray State | Dale Griffin comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Bryan Spray - foul #1 on Bryan Spray, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Maldanado (SG) Kevin Conyers | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 08:39 | Murray State | Dale Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:39 | Murray State | Dale Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:17 | Jacksonville State | Stephen Rasmussen clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-16 |
| 08:16 | Murray State | William Mooney snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 08:01 | Murray State | Bryan Spray swats the layup by John Rowe | 20-16 |
| 08:00 | Murray State | William Mooney tips it but misses | 20-16 |
| 07:58 | Jacksonville State | Michael Stoudt grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 07:55 | Jacksonville State | William Maldanado steps in front of the Norman Johnson pass in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| 07:53 | Murray State | John Rowe hits the finger roll set up by William Maldanado | 22-16 |
| 07:38 | Jacksonville State | Michael Waxman hits a floater from the left side | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - John Rowe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Maldanado (fairly fresh) SF - Claude Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Mooney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Norman Johnson (fresh) SG - Stephen Rasmussen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Waxman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Stoudt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Spray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Murray State | John Rowe loses the dribble to Bryan Spray | 22-18 |
| 07:12 | Jacksonville State | Bryan Spray clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 22-18 |
| 07:10 | Jacksonville State | Michael Stoudt grabs the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 06:51 | Jacksonville State | Michael Stoudt can't finish the layup | 22-18 |
| 06:50 | Murray State | William Maldanado snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 06:28 | Murray State | John Rowe buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dale Griffin | 25-18 |
| 06:08 | Jacksonville State | Stephen Rasmussen is called for 3 seconds | 25-18 |
| Subs | Murray State | Derek Stokes (PG), Kevin Conyers (SG), William Peachey (PF), Bruce Marks (C) John Rowe, William Maldanado, Dale Griffin, William Mooney | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dane Yearby (PG), Larry Graham (SF), Frank McGarrah (PF), Forrest Manjarrez (C) Norman Johnson, Michael Waxman, Michael Stoudt, Bryan Spray | |
| 05:51 | Murray State | Claude Green buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Derek Stokes | 27-18 |
| 05:49 | Jacksonville State | Larry Graham's pass is intercepted by Derek Stokes in the backcourt | 27-18 |
| 05:47 | Murray State | Derek Stokes banks in the layup | 29-18 |
| 05:45 | Jacksonville State | Dane Yearby is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dane Yearby, team foul #6 | 29-18 |
| 05:27 | Murray State | William Peachey's fadeaway is rejected by Forrest Manjarrez | 29-18 |
| 05:25 | Jacksonville State | Larry Graham grabs the board | 29-18 |
| 05:20 | Jacksonville State | Dane Yearby misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-18 |
| 05:18 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Bruce Marks | 29-18 |
| 05:03 | Murray State | Derek Stokes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-18 |
| 05:01 | Jacksonville State | Forrest Manjarrez gets the rebound | 29-18 |
| 04:33 | Jacksonville State | Stephen Rasmussen drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-20 |
| 04:11 | Murray State | Stephen Rasmussen is called for the reach on Kevin Conyers - foul #1 on Stephen Rasmussen, team foul #7 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Gil (PG), William Maldanado (SF), Dale Griffin (PF), Wayne Duncan (C) Derek Stokes, Claude Green, William Peachey, Bruce Marks | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Norman Johnson (PG), Carlton Ekstein (SF), Michael Stoudt (PF), Patrick Lyon (C) Stephen Rasmussen, Larry Graham, Frank McGarrah, Forrest Manjarrez | |
| 04:11 | Murray State | Kevin Conyers misses the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 04:11 | Jacksonville State | Michael Stoudt gets the rebound | 29-20 |
| 03:56 | Jacksonville State | Dale Griffin is called for the reach on Michael Stoudt - foul #1 on Dale Griffin, team foul #4 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Murray State | Bobby Wunder (PG) Kevin Conyers | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Manuel Colin (PG) Dane Yearby | |
| 03:36 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Lyon blows the layup | 29-20 |
| 03:34 | Jacksonville State | Michael Stoudt can't tip it in | 29-20 |
| 03:32 | Murray State | Wayne Duncan gets the rebound | 29-20 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Bobby Wunder (fresh) SG - Marc Gil (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Maldanado (fairly fresh) PF - Dale Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Duncan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Manuel Colin (fresh) SG - Norman Johnson (fresh) SF - Carlton Ekstein (fresh) PF - Michael Stoudt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Lyon (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Murray State | Marc Gil misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-20 |
| 03:17 | Jacksonville State | Carlton Ekstein pulls down the rebound | 29-20 |
| 03:15 | Jacksonville State | Bobby Wunder steals it from Carlton Ekstein in the backcourt | 29-20 |
| 03:12 | Murray State | Bobby Wunder banks in the layup | 31-20 |
| 02:56 | Jacksonville State | Michael Stoudt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-20 |
| 02:54 | Jacksonville State | Patrick Lyon tips it back up and in | 31-22 |
| 02:37 | Murray State | Bobby Wunder is hacked by Patrick Lyon - foul #1 on Patrick Lyon, team foul #8 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Rowe (PG), Derek Stokes (SG), Bruce Marks (SF), William Mooney (C) Marc Gil, William Maldanado, Dale Griffin, Wayne Duncan | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dane Yearby (SG), Michael Waxman (SF), Bryan Spray (C) Norman Johnson, Carlton Ekstein, Patrick Lyon | |
| 02:37 | Murray State | Bobby Wunder makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 02:37 | Murray State | Bobby Wunder makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 02:17 | Jacksonville State | Michael Waxman blows the layup | 33-22 |
| 02:16 | Murray State | William Mooney snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 02:00 | Murray State | William Mooney loses the dribble to Bryan Spray | 33-22 |
| 01:45 | Jacksonville State | Derek Stokes steps in front of the Bryan Spray pass | 33-22 |
| 01:27 | Murray State | Bruce Marks scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William Mooney | 35-22 |
| 01:12 | Jacksonville State | Manuel Colin misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Rowe - foul #1 on John Rowe, team foul #5 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Murray State | Marc Gil (SG), Claude Green (SF), William Peachey (PF) Derek Stokes, Bruce Marks, Bobby Wunder | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Norman Johnson (SG), Larry Graham (SF), Frank McGarrah (PF), Forrest Manjarrez (C) Dane Yearby, Michael Waxman, Michael Stoudt, Bryan Spray | |
| 01:12 | Jacksonville State | Manuel Colin makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 01:12 | Jacksonville State | Manuel Colin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 00:54 | Murray State | Claude Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-24 |
| 00:53 | Jacksonville State | Forrest Manjarrez grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 00:42 | Jacksonville State | Norman Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-24 |
| 00:40 | Murray State | William Peachey gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 00:29 | Murray State | Claude Green clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-24 |
| 00:27 | Jacksonville State | Larry Graham snags the defensive board | 35-24 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Norman Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-26 |